The one where a notoriously bad NY Mets trade addition stole the show

When you think of memorable New York Mets player performances, what do you think of? A cycle? A three-home run game? Six hits by Edgardo Alfonzo or Wilmer Flores? A Johan Santana no-hitter or an unperfect one by Tom Seaver?

In the pantheon of excellent days Mets players had on the job, July 19, 1970, is right there. Joe Foy spent only one year with the Mets, hit .236, and had maybe the most clutch game in club history. Although more remembered for getting traded for Amos Otis who’d end up as an All-Star multiple times for the Kansas City Royals, there was one day when the trade felt right.

The Joe Foy game in 1970 where he completely controlled the game

The Mets were playing two games against the San Francisco Giants and after a 5-3 loss, they suited up to do it all over again. Foy got the start at third batting sixth. He’d go 5-5 in the 10-inning win.

It’s the circumstances of how he got his 5 hits that stood out. His second-inning double didn’t do much as the Mets failed to score in the inning. In the fourth, he hit a two-run home run to make it a 4-3 game in favor of the Giants.

In his next at-bat, Foy singled with two outs to tie the game 4-4. His next turn through broke the tie when a single and an error plated two runs. The Mets took a 6-4 lead and that would hold until the bottom of the 9th.

A two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the 9th tied the game at 6 apiece. Foy had first ups in the 10th, smacking a leadoff home run to push the Mets ahead again and for good.

Offensively, Foy had a brilliant day. On defense, he was the goat and not the GOAT. He made an astonishing three errors at third base. The first allowed the second run of the game to score in the first inning.

In every aspect, this was the Joe Foy game.

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